HP XP Racks - Manual (Page 72)

2. Replication Manager uses this information to perform a series of scans to locate the volumes that
can be used for pair configuration.
3. Replication Manager identifies the disk configuration and stores the list to the disk configuration
definition file.
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Although Device Manager provides common functions for Replication Manager operations, BCM is
the sole source for mainframe information.
Related topics
• About volume scans , page 72
• Types of volume scans , page 73
Volume scan
This module provides information about types of volume scans and procedure for performing volume
scans:
• About volume scans , page 72
• Setting volume ranges for volume scan , page 73
• Performing a volume scan , page 75
About volume scans
Volume scanning is part of the mainframe discovery process used by Replication Manager to identify
a list of volumes for pair definition. There are three types of scans available for discovering mainframe
volumes. For details about the three scanning methods, see “
Types of volume scans ” on page 73.
Related topics
• About mainframe volume discovery , page 71
• Types of volume scans , page 73
• Performing a volume scan , page 75
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